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Discover LudwigThe phrase "sinking feeling" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe a feeling of disappointment, worry, or fear that something bad is going to happen. Example: As I watched the car drive away, I couldn't shake the sinking feeling in my stomach that I had forgotten something important.
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sinking feeling
noun
A feeling of uneasiness or apprehension
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Sinking feeling".
It's a really sinking feeling.
I developed a sinking feeling.
I had that sort of sinking feeling.
Alas, a sinking feeling is provoked by Katrina.
"I'd never had a more sinking feeling," he said.
Then the sinking feeling in my heart: zoos haven't changed.
Palace, meanwhile, have to contend with that familiar sinking feeling.
Staving off a collective sinking feeling will not be easy.
There was a sinking feeling in my stomach.
The Mets had a sinking feeling: him again.
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